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Aaron's rod blossoming, or, The divine ordinance of church-government vindicated so as the present…Aarons rod blossoming, or, The divine ordinance of church-government vindicated so as the present…
Aaron's rod blossoming, or, The divine ordinance of church-government vindicated so as the present Erastian controversy concerning the distinction of civill and ecclesiastical government, excommunication, and suspension, is fully debated and discussed, from the holy scripture, from the Jewish and Christian antiquities, from the consent of latter writers, from the true nature and rights of magistracy, and from the groundlessness of the chief objections made against the Presbyterial government in point of a domineering arbitrary unlimited power / by George Gillespie ...Aarons rod blossoming, or, The divine ordinance of church-government vindicated so as the present Erastian controversie concerning the distinction of civill and ecclesiasticall government, excommunication, and suspension, is fully debated and discussed, from the holy scripture, from the Jewish and Christian antiquities, from the consent of latter writers, from the true nature and rights of magistracy, and from the groundlesnesse of the chief objections made against the Presbyteriall government in point of a domineering arbitrary unlimited power / by George Gillespie ...
London: printed by E.G. for Richard Whitaker, 1646
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But he addeth, that if Matt. 28. 18. be not understood of Christ as Mediator, then he had no authority as Mediator to send his Apostles: for it followeth Go ye therefore and preach: from this authority here spoken of, is the authority to preach the Gospel.
Answ. Not to stand upon the want of the particle [Greek or Hebrew] therefore, in diverse Greek copies: I admit of the cohesion and dependence of the words, thus. Christ being to give a commission to the Apostles to go and preach the Gospel to all Nations, he first anticipateth a great objection, which might arise in the Apostles minds; They might think, how shall we be able to carry the Gospel through the Nations? We shall have all the powers of the world against us. To remove this fear, he said, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth, as if he had said, Do you believe that I who send you out, a• the Son of the living ⟨p. 218⟩God? T•en know assuredly, that my divine power and sovereignty shall be for you, and I will so over-rule all the Kings and Potentates and States of the World, as may be most for my glory and your good; fear not therefore, but go and preach to all Nations.
Answ. Not to stand upon the want of the particle 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 therefore, in diverse Greek coppies: I admit of the cohesion and dependance of the words, thus. Christ being to give a commission to the Apostles to go and preach the Gospel to all Nations, he first anticipateth a great objection, which might arise in the Apostles minds; They might think, how shall we be able to carry the Gospel through the Nations? We shall have all the powers of the world against us. To remove this fear, he said, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth, as if he had said, Do you beleeve that I who send you out, a• the Son of the living